[HOT] Using a pen tablet for mapping input

[Rupert Allan]

Hi All,
Great info!
I am wondering which folks, if any, have used this in the field/mobile?
Would love to hear of experience with that.
Thanks,
Best,

Rupert


On 15 Mar 2018 05:14, "Lists" <blslists at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks everyone! This is exactly what I wanted to know.  I'm thinking that
> a pen and tablet will be easier for me to control. And I am also trying to
> get away from Windoze.
>
>
>
> Bryan Sayer
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Julio Costa Zambelli <julio.costa at openstreetmap.cl>
> Date: 03/14/2018 9:07 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Lists <blslists at gmail.com>
> Cc: hot <hot at openstreetmap.org>
> Subject: Re: [HOT] Using a pen tablet for mapping input
>
> I have been using a Wacom Intuos CTL-490 (probably the cheapest Wacom
> available, around USD110 here) combined with JOSM and its FastDraw plugin
> for over a year now. All of this in Ubuntu(Gnome) 16.04.
>
> They work great together, specially if you want to map forests, woods,
> reservoirs, riverbanks and any other large polygon. Take into consideration
> that you will have to tune the preferences of the FastDraw plugin to
> balance node density and shape quality. You do not want to make something
> with an excesive number of nodes but at the same time you want to take
> advantage of the level of detail that the pen alows you to get.
>
> Hope this helps you.
>
>
>
> Julio Costa Zambelli
> Fundación OpenStreetMap Chile
>
> julio.costa at openstreetmap.cl
>
> https://www.openstreetmap.cl/
> Cel: +56(9)89981083 <+56%209%208998%201083>
>
> On 13 March 2018 at 21:41, Lists <blslists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know if it is possible to use a pen tablet input device,
>> ideally in ubuntu, to do the mapping for the missing maps? If so, can
>> anyone recommend a specific tablet?
>>
>>
>>
>> Bryan Sayer
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